Carl Dahl
{{Short description|Danish marine painter (1812–1865)}}
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File:Carl Dahl 1812-1865 by Kirchhoff.jpg
Niels Carl Michaelius (Michael) Flindt Dahl, usually known as Carl Dahl, (24 March 1812 in Faaborg – 7 April 1865 in Frederiksberg) was a Danish marine painter during the Golden Age of Danish Painting.
Biography
In 1835, Dahl entered the Danish Academy where he ultimately specialized in marine painting under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg who took him to Langelinie where he was able to paint frigates and liners in their natural environment. In addition to a study tour of Italy and the Mediterranean, he travelled to Lisbon (1840), Germany and France (1852 and 1855), Norway (1861) and to London and the Faroe Islands (1862). As a result of his interest in marine painting, he became one of Eckersberg's closest friends in the 1840s as they helped each other to complete their paintings."C. W. Eckersberg og hans elever", Statens Museum for Kunst, 1983, p. 93.[https://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0143.html Philip Weilbach, "Dahl, Niels Carl Michaelius Flindt"], Dansk biografisk leksikon, vol. 4, p. 141, Gyldendal (1887–1905).
In 1849, he won the Neuhausen prize for his {{lang|da|Skibe, der ere passerede Kronborg}} (Ships passing Kronborg). Despite his mastery of perspective, he lacked the freedom of artistic expression which would have contributed to the value of his paintings. His most important work is considered to be {{lang|da|Søtræfningen ved Helgoland}} (Battle at sea near Heligoland) now in Frederiksberg Museum. Other notable works include {{lang|da|Parti fra Larsens Plads ved havnen i København}} (Larsen Square near Copenhagen Harbor, c. 1840), {{lang|da|Lissabons rhed}} (Roadstead of Lisboa, 1843) and {{lang|da|Fregat i en storm med rebede undersejl}} (A Frigate in Rough Sea).
Gallery
File:Dahl View of Larsen Square near Copenhagen Harbor 1840.jpg|Larsen Square near Copenhagen Harbor (1840)
File:Dahl Lissabons rhed 1843.jpg|{{lang|da|Lissabons rhed}} (1843)
File:Slaget ved Helgoland without frame.jpg|{{lang|da|Søtræfningen ved Helgoland}} (1864)
File:Dahl Fregat i en storm med rebede undersejl 1846.jpg|{{lang|da|Fregat i en storm med rebede undersejl}} (1846)
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Category:Danish marine artists
Category:Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
Category:People from Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality